Newborn Infant Skin Gene Expression: Remarkable Differences Versus Adults

    October 2021 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Marty O. Visscher, Ping Hu, Andrew N. Carr … Vivek Narendran
    Studysummary This study found significant differences in gene expression between newborn and adult skin, with infant skin notably increasing processes related to ECM organization, cell adhesion, and collagen fibril organization.
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